Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly hinted at his intention to start drilling for hydrocarbons in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) again. "Turkey knows what to do in the Mediterranean," the Turkish leader said during a presentation of the plan for...

"We will never forget those who... opened their arms to the coup plotters who escaped from our country," said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday during the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt against him. Turkey commemorated the...

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara won't allow Turkish Cypriots to become victims of failed attempts at a peace deal or to be reduced to a minority in a Greek Cypriot-dominated state. Erdogan was in Cyprus on Tuesday to...

A total of 22 heads of state will attend the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Monday, presidential sources said. According to the Independent Balkan News Agency, along with the 22 state leaders,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to free two Greek servicemen held in an Edirne jail since March, in a phonecall on Monday to congratulate him on winning the elections on Sunday. According to...

The Greek government has appeared cautious so far in commenting on the results of Sunday's elections in Turkey, where Recep Tayyip Erdogan was returned as president with sweeping new powers. His conservative AK Party lost its majority in parliament but is...

This week has seen Turkey escalate tension in the Aegean as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government fights to stay in power ahead of elections scheduled for June 24. Earlier this week, the Turkish navy in the Aegean was instructed to 'be ready'...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on Greece and Turkey to show "restraint and calm", after Ankara responded to the release from custody of the eight Turkish ex-soldiers accused of coup plotting by suspending a bilateral migrant readmission deal with...

Ankara on Monday slammed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after the release of the last of the eight Turkish ex-soldiers who have been granted asylum in Greece. Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag accused Tsipras of failing to keep his promise...

Greece’s Deputy Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis said on Thursday that no one can say with certainty when the two Greek soldiers detained in Edirne, Turkey will be released. "No one can be specific about when the two soldiers detained in...